diff --git a/python/python/opm/_common.py b/python/python/opm/_common.py
index d73fdeb51..72e136835 100644
--- a/python/python/opm/_common.py
+++ b/python/python/opm/_common.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from .libopmcommon_python import action
 from .libopmcommon_python import Parser, ParseContext
+from .libopmcommon_python import EclipseConfig
 
 #from .schedule            import Well, Connection, Schedule
 #from .config     import EclipseConfig
diff --git a/python/python/opm/io/parser/__init__.py b/python/python/opm/io/parser/__init__.py
index bba0a664f..9a2a76de4 100644
--- a/python/python/opm/io/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/python/python/opm/io/parser/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ from opm._common import action
 from opm._common import Parser
 from opm._common import ParseContext
 
+from eclipse_config import EclipseConfig
+
 from .parser_module import parse, load_deck, load_deck_string, parse_string
diff --git a/python/python/opm/io/parser/eclipse_config/__init__.py b/python/python/opm/io/parser/eclipse_config/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d4991aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python/opm/io/parser/eclipse_config/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from opm._common import EclipseConfig
diff --git a/python/tests/test_state.py b/python/tests/test_state.py
index 587f30c40..99d59e4c3 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_state.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_state.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 import opm.io
+from  opm.io.parser import EclipseConfig
 
 class TestState(unittest.TestCase):
     FAULTS_DECK = """